Tag.



G. H. TAYLOR.

TAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1906.

924,946, Patented June 15, 1909.

GE U gE H T5715 1 Inve mor (UHMSSQS Httornw GEORGE H. TAYLOR, OFNORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

TAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1909.

Application filed May 12, 1906. Serial No. 316,499.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I-I. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Norfolk, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tags, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a tag having means for fastening the sameadapted for ap plication to strands or bodies of fibrous material byembracing the same, and is particularly adapted for applying identifyingtags to the hair of horses or other animals.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improvedconstruction of tag comprising a bendable plate adapted to be foldedupon itself to embrace the material to be tagged and having a clampingtongue disposed to engage and force said material toward the fold lineof the plate.

A further object of the invention is to provide the plate with anaperture in alinement with its fold line and to dispose at oppositesides thereof clamping tongues having their free ends extended towardthe center of the plate and adapted when the plate is folded to forcethe material toward the aperture at the fold line thereof.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims.

In the drawingFigure 1 is a front elevation of the tag before beingapplied; Fig. 2 is an elevation of the tag when folded upon the materialto which it is applied; Fig. 3 is a rear view of the tag with thematerial in position for bending or clamping the tag thereon; Fig. 4 isa similar view with the tag partly bent or folded over; Fig. 5 is a sideor edge view with the tag bent to receive the mate rial; and Fig. 6 is asimilar View of the tag when ready to have its ends secured together.

In the drawing like reference numerals indicate similar parts in theseveral views thereof.

The numeral 1 designates the body of the tag which may be of any desiredsize or configuration and is formed of bendable material, preferablysheet metal adapted to retain its position when bent upon itself. Ifdesired additional locking means may be provided upon one portion of theplate and adapted to engage the other portion when folded thereon. Oneform of such means comprises the locking extension 8 upon the peripheryof the plate at one end thereof and adapted to be bent over the edge ofthe opposite end of the plate as shown in Fig. 2. The bendable plate isprovided adjacent the fold line thereof with clamping or compressingtongues as indicated at 5 and 6. These tongues are disposed to engageand force said material toward the fold line of the plate and inconnection with the embracing portion of the plate body prevent anyslipping or dis placement of the tag upon the material to which it isapplied. Under some conditions, such as the application of the tag toheavy or stiff material it is desirable to provide an elongated aperture2 disposed between the tongues 5 and 6 and substantially at the foldline of the plate when applied to the material. This aperture maycommunicate at each end with angularly disposed apertures to form theopposite clamping tongues and leave the narrow band portions at eachside of the plate as shown at 3 and 4, which owing to the reduced bodyof metal allows an easv bending of the plate about the material to beembraced thereby.

In order to stiffen the end portions of the plate and thus facilitatethe bending of its central portion about the hair or other material 7 ato which the tag is applied, a ridge or bead 7 may be produced uponthese end portions by any desired means as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thesebeads extend from both sides of the opening 2 along the length of theend portions and then curve toward each other but do not join. When theap ertures before described. are used they are preferably arranged in acapital I-shaped outline although any other desired outline may be used.

In the application of the tag, a flat tag is bent into the positionshown in Fig. 5 and the material to be tagged placed at the centralportion of the plate intermediate the clamping tongues. The plate isthen bent in a reverse direction as shown in Fig. 6 causing its centralportion to embrace the material and bringing the ends of the platetogether thus securing the tag in position. If it be desired to lockthese end portions against separation the extension carried by one ofthe portions may be bent over and upon the other portion. This operationof applying the tag causes the material to be condensed into a smallspace compared with its normal condition and the tongues embeddedtherein so that the detachment of the tag is very difficult and for thisreason the tag is desirable in shipments for long distances particularlyin the case of horses or other animals as no position will cause adislodgment of the tag from the hair to which it is applied. Figs. 2 and4 show the material in the tag when the aperture is used therein as thematerial assumes a curved or rounded form between the narrow bands atthe sides of the tag thus effectually preventing any slipping movementthereof from the material.

While the tag has been described as applied to particular materialstillitis applicable for use with any material which may be embracedthereby and may be provided with any suitable identifying marks orcharacters in the usual manner, as shown in Fig. 1.

The tag may be very simply and economically formed by stamping fromplate material and may be applied by hand without the use of tools.

The invention presents a very efficient tag adapted to be formed from asingle piece of material.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A' tag comprising I a bendableplate adapted to be folded upon'itself and having a clamping tonguedisposed with its free end adjacent the fold line to force materialembraced by said plate toward said line as the plate is bent uponitself.

2. A tag com rising a bendable plate adapted to be folded upon itselfand having opposite clamping tongues disposed with their free endsadjacent the fold. line of said plate.

3. A tag corn rising a bendable plate adapted to be fol ed upon itselfand having an aperture therein and a clamping tongue at one side of saidaperture with its free end disposed adjacent the fol'd line of saidplate.

4. A tag comprising a bendable plate adapted to be folded u on itselfand having an aperture therein an clamping tongues at opposite sidesthereof With their free ends adj acent the fold line of said plate.

5. A tag co 'm rising a bendable late adapted'to be folc ed uponitselfand having a clamping tongue with its free end adjacent the fold line ofsaid plate, and locking means carried by one portionof said plate toengage another portion when folded thereon.

6. A tag com rising a bendable plate adapted to be fol ed upon itselfand having an aperture therein and a clamping tongue at one side thereofwith its free end adjacent the fold. line of said plate, and a lockingextension carried by one portion of said plate to engage another portionwhen folded thereon.

7. A tag comprising a bendable plate ada ated to be folded upon itselfand having an e ongated aperture therein and communicating angularlydisposed apertures at opposite ends of the elongated aperture to formclamping tongues disposed with their free ends toward the center of theplate. I

8. A tag comprising a bendable plate adapted to be folded upon itselfand having thereon clamping means arranged adjacent to the fold line ofthe plate to force material embraced by said plate toward saidlineduring the bending action of the plate.

9. A tag comprising a bendable plate adapted to be folded upon itselfand having an aperture intermediate of its ends to form oppositeclamping tongues and connecting bands between the end portions at eachside of said tongues.

10. A tag comprising a bendable plate adapted to be folded upon itselfand having an aperture intermediate of its ends to form oppositeclamping tongues and connecting bands between the end portions at eachside of sai'd'tongues, and a locking extension from the end of oneportion adapted to be folded over the opposite portion;

11. A tag provided with an I-shaped aperture atits middle portion, anextension at one end of the tag, and a stiffening bead along the sidesof the tag and extending into said I-shaped aperture, said bead beingadapted to cause the tag to be bent inthe middle to clamp the material.j j

12. A tag comprising a beaded plate portion having an elongated openingat its central portion wider near the edgesof the tag, said tag beingadapted to be bent upon itself to lock the material in said opening.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. TAYLOR.

Witnesses V. T. BURRow, WALTER B. Bunnow.

